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Child arrested after woman fatally stabbed in apartment

Twelve-year-old arrested over fatal stabbing

A 12-year-old girl has been arrested over a fatal stabbing in Melbourne.

Emergency services were called to a Footscray apartment after a 37-year-old woman was found dead about 2am on Thursday.

The girl was arrested at the scene.

She was taken to hospital for assessment, where she remains under police guard.

– AAP

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